Superintendent’s Memo #161-14

SUBJECT: EducationSuperHighway Statewide Broadband Pricing Project

Earlier this month, Governor McAuliffe announced the launch of a statewide pricing project to identify ways to lower the cost of connectivity for school divisions across the Commonwealth. (See Superintendent’s Memo #157-14 .) As a first step, a representative from every school division is being asked to participate in this initiative by submitting the division’s E-rate 2014-2015 Item 21 attachment information through EducationSuperHighway’s online portal located at www.item21portal.org.

Several informational webinars over the coming weeks will be held to provide a brief tutorial on using the portal and answer any questions participants may have. Please ask your representative to try to join one of the sessions listed below: